Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-28
LIVE STOCK NOTES.
Fort Worth il Now the Greatest Live
Stock and Horse Market in
the State Of Texas.
The Capital Syndicate's Ranches-A Butch
er's UniOn-Heavy Cattle Shipments.
Tho Panhandle Range.

Mr.. NJ. G. Campbell, genial cattleman
of Wichica, Kan, whose ranch is in the
Cherokee Strip, is in the city. He is en-
gagged at present in filling contract for
10000 head OF ones and twos,
which he is to deliver shortly
to the Capital Syndicate, st the COM
pany's ranches in the Panhandle He
has already bought $4,000 of this number,
and contracted for a nice bunch yester-
day with T. /. Hunt of Esstland. 1t is
interesting to hear Mr.. Campbell speak
of the stupendous way in which the Capt.
tai Syndicate, the largest cattle
concern in the world, conducts It's opera
tions. Everything Is done under 8 sys-
tenn as thorough AMI business like in its
workings as bank. Mr.. II. j. Camp
! bell, also of Wichita, the general mana
| ger, is one of the most experienced cattle
men in the country, and every detail OF
! the vast business is under his
immediate personal supervision. The
! ranches cover q territory of 200 miles
| from north to south, and embrace dozen
counties. The southern ranges are re-
| served for breeding ground from eli
matte causes, while the northern dis
tricts are used for maturing and fatten
ing. With the purchases of the present
season there will be & total OF 1856, 900
head of cattle belonging TO the syndicate.
Last season they purchased 400 bulls Of
| high grade, and will add 600 more
this, so there is not now q
single native bull in all their
big domain. The beneficial results from
this crossing with imported males will
soon show in the improved character of
the cattle. All in all the Capital SYndi-
Gates outlook for prosperity was never
better than now.
Sam Lazarus OF Sherman has gone to
Lqmpasas to receive and ship $500 head
of cattle for his ranch in the Cherokee
strip.
Colonel r. El. Maddox said yesterday
that right at this time dealing IN bloOded
stock were few, but Fort Worth was &C
kEOWledged to be the largest and best
fine stock market in the state. This city
sold more fine stock than any three cities
in the state, and sny one who doubted
| this could pick their cities and Fort
Worth would show the books. There
would be an immense business done in
cattle and horses in Fort Worth this
year.
The J. P. Watfes Company! will receive
400 Mexican brood mares over the Texas
and Pacific to-day Mr.. Pat Stevens,
probably the best known horse man in
the state, said Yesterday that he had gone
to Durango with Mr. Watts tor one OF
the shipments, and they found that sec
ton of the country so dry that later ship
ments had been made from Camristis,
from which point the horses arriving to-
day were shipped. In the last few days
the company has sold 8 Car
load each to Iowa, Illinois and Bosq1e
county, Texas, breeders. The company
was doing far better than they had ex
pected, and Fbrt Worth was now the
largest and best horse market in the
state This city has plucked the laurels
from the brow of San Antonio. Colonel
Dugan and Mr. Waties are both in Mexico
at this time, and report the
people there delighted at finding
this new market for their horses.
1t is said that around Durango there are
thousands of horses, he chief value OF
! which heretofore has been their tails, the
hair being used for many purposes by the
natives. The Waties Company is the first
concern that has ever gone into that
country and bought these horses. MeXi-
can horses are not scrubs, but are hall
breed Arabiaus.
The supply of butchers stock yesterday
was about equal to the demand. Beet
sold at Sc; sheep at 2@2tc; hogs at IA
41c.
The butchers of Fort Worth have
formed a union which has held two
meetings and will meet again to.
night at 1870. The union is
anxious to have the City Council
appoint meat inspector, and are willing
to pay tax or license, the proceeds OF
which will pay the Inspector salary
Their object is to prevent spoiled, tainted
or fevered meat from being sold. They
say they are ready and willing to have the
Inspector enter their slaughter houses or
shops at any time and inspect their meats
This will protect the consumer as well as
the butcher. The meeting tonight will
probably take final action in the matter
~
Mat Swearingen, agent of Gregory,
Cooley & Co., Chicago, is back from 8
Panhandle trip. He came direct from the
Forsythe ranch.
~
Major Adamson, who has Just returned
from the Panhandle, says grass is splen-
did and cattle will be ready tor market 8
month earlier than usual. This spring
the Fort Worth and Denver will ship
1000 car loads from Greer county and adj
jacent territory, and 400 car loads from
other tributary country, all to Fort Worth
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